Pen or pencil clip



R. MOORE.

PEN 0R PENCIL CLIP.

APPLICATION men DEC-29, 1920.

1,397,818, PatentedNov. 22,1921.

I/VVENTOI? WITNESSES I? Z d lfaara UNETED STATES RICHARD MOORE, 0F OSSINING, NEW YORK.

PEN 0R PENCIL CLIP.

ancers.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 22, 1921.

Application filed December 29, 1920. Serial No. 433,912.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Brennan MOORE, a citizen of the United States, residingat 354 Hunter St, Ossining, in the county of West chester and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Pen or Pencil Clips, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention is intended as an improvement upon my Patent #1,333,765, and relates to improvements in pen and pencil securing holders, and has for its object to provide a clip form mounted upon a pen or pencil for use in quickly and easily securing the same in the pocket, or the like, of the user.

JVith this and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, arrangement and combina' tion of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure l is a fragmentary elevation of a fountain pen showing the clip constructed in accordance with the invention, as applied,

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the clip removed from the pen,

Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the ch 3,

i ig. 4i is a plan View of the blank from which the clip is made.

Referring specifically to the drawing, A designates generally a portion of a fountain pen the same being illustrated merely to show the application and manner of use of the clip, as the same can be mounted upon a pencil or the like, the clip being hereinafter described in detail.

The clip comprises a split sleeve 5 preferably made from resilient sheet material and is formed from a substantially T-shaped blank 8, as shown in Fig. 4, the shank or stem 6 of the blank being folded or bent back at the upper edge of the base portion 5 which is formed into a split sleeve or collar; this shank or stem after being bent as above described, extends downwardly and obliquely, away from the split sleeve, and is then again bent and extends inwardly and upwardly toward the sleeve also in an oblique direction, and has its free end bent outwardly toward the first mentioned obliquely disposed portion, said bent free end 4 f projecting through the circular perforation 7 in the split sleeve, said perforation being diametrically opposite the split between the opposed ends of the sleeve.

The bend t at the free end of the shank is slightly rounded, and the oblique portion carrying this bears with yielding pressure on the edge of the perforation.

The split sleeve permits the clip to be readily attached to the pen or pencil and the end 4 will bear yieldingly against the pen or pencil with suflicient pressure tohold the clip when placed on the pen or pencil.

The angular disposition of the arm of the shank which carries the bent end 4, permits the cloth of a pocket or the like to readily slide therebetween when the pen or pencil is placed in the pocket, and forcing downwardly thereof will cause the cloth to force the bent end 4 out of the perforation 7, the bend 4 then forcing the cloth into the perforation where it will be held against the edge of the perforation, the angular portion of this arm also forcing the cloth against the outer edge of the opening at its lower portion.

The clip detached from the pen or pencil, can of course, be applied to the edge of the pocket, and left there if it is desired to use the pencil without the clip, as many persons find the attached clips annoying while writing, especially if the pen or pencil be of a short type.

What I claim is 1. A securing clip comprising a split sleeve like body portion having a perforation therethrough opposite the split, and a securing portion integral with said body portion in alinement with said perforation, said securing portion comprising a stem reversely bent with respect to the body portion and extending obliquely therefrom, said stem having a portion thereof reversely bent and extending angularly toward the body portion, the free end thereof arranged to normally extend into and through said perforation of the body portion and contact with the wall of said perforation.

2. A securing clip comprising a split sleeve like body portion having a perforation therethrough opposite the split, and a securing portion integral with said body portion in alinement with said perforation, said securing portion comprising a stem reversely bent with respect to the body portion and extending obliquelytherefrom, said stein having a portion thereof reversely bent and extending angularly toward the body portion, and against the rim of the perforation, the

free end thereof arranged to normally extend into and through said perforation of the body portion, said free end bent reversely 10 and projecting outwardly toward the first mentioned reversely bent portion of the stem.

RICHARD MOORE. 

